‘I need a stopwatch!’: Indian official mocked for saying ‘staring at woman for 14 seconds is crime’

Social media users are ridiculing an Indian law enforcement official who said that if a man stares at a woman for more than 14 seconds, he could end up in jail.

Rishiraj Singh, excise commissioner in the Indian state of Kerala, made the statement on Sunday while addressing students in the city of Kochi.

“Most of us don’t know that an FIR [First Information Report] can be registered against a man who stares continuously at a woman for more than 14 seconds. But not a single case has been registered in the state on this count,” he said, as cited by The Hindustan Times.